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How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?
Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.It's been a banner week for the N.Y. AG's probe of conflicts in public pension fund investments--and for the two women leading the office's investigation.
Lawyers Giving Bush and Kerry Campaigns Cash at Record Pace
pressure to raise enormous sums for the presidential campaign is on, and lawyers are delivering. Law firms and individual attorneys have poured nearly $17 million into presidential campaigns within the last year, putting them on target to increase the amount they gave in the 2000 presidential election by more than half. Between January 2003 and March of this year, lawyers nationwide have donated $8.8 million to Bush and $7.9 million to Sen. John Kerry.In a desperate ploy last March, Ambac spun off policies on subprime mortgage-backed securities, relinquishing control of them to the Wisconsin insurance commissioner. He's asking a state judge to approve a plan that pays policyholders 25 cents on the dollar. But a raft of big-firm lawyers is standing in the way.
Tapping Big-Firm Talent Breaking the Marriage Barrier
red truck flying American flags slowly circled San Francisco City Hall, passing a long line of same-sex couples waiting to get married. "Stop the Insanity"-"Shame on America"-"Marriage Is One Man, One Woman," the signs on the truck proclaimed. Across the street, inside San Francisco's superior court, chief deputy city attorney Therese Stewart faced a throng of cameras and reporters from around the nation. "This is not just about San Francisco, it's about the whole country," said Stewart, the city's top litiLitigation magnet Aereo Inc. has reached a settlement with billionaire Alki David, the founder of rival online TV streaming company FilmOn. The deal brings an end to David's quixotic fight with Aereo and its top financial backer, Barry Diller, leaving the companies to face their real adversary: network television.
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